Increase influenza vaccination recording for patients over 65
About this activity
Use the QI template below to record influenza vaccinations for patients over 65 and meet the requirements for the PIP QI Incentive.
Goal
Increase the percentage of patients over 65 years of age who have had an influenza vaccination recorded in the past 15 months.
Measures
POLAR measure: Percentage of patients over 65 with an influenza vaccination recorded in the past 15 months.
Improvement ideas
- Conduct a targeted blitz to ask all patients over 65 who attend the practice within the activity period (for example: you could hand all patients over 65 a card at reception with a comment like ‘Have you had your flu shot yet? Talk to your GP or nurse today.’)
- Use POLAR to identify all active patients over 65 at the beginning of flu season to invite for a flu shot.
- Use PIP QI Report inPOLAR to pull a list of patients over 65 who have not had a flu vaccination in the past 15 months and send an SMS or email reminder to encourage them to book in for a flu shot.
Download the QI activity template below for more improvement ideas.
